Today’s Headlines

• Channel8’s Newsroom Head Says Arrest Warrants Issued Without Prior Notice, Calls for Legal Clarification 

• Media Watchdog Condemns Arrest Warrants Against Channel8 Figures, Citing Press Freedom Threats 

• PUK to Finalize Alliance With New Generation Movement, Denounces 'Unilateralism' and Channel8 Warrants 

• KRG Ministry of Interior Issues Arrest Warrants for Channel8 Chairman and Presenter 

• Iraqi Finance Minister Directs Release of State Employee Benefits 

• Peshmerga Secretary-General Urges Faster Unification to Advance and Arm Forces Ahead of September Deadline